Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh's use of power to favor his son is "self-evolution"

On February 5, the Secretariat decided to discipline Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh by removing him from the position of Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee for the 2010-2015 term. The Secretariat found that Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh's violations and shortcomings were very serious, negatively affecting the reputation of the Party organization and Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh himself, causing negative public opinion among cadres, Party members and the people.

Mr. Nguyen Tam Quy, former Secretary of Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee, said that the decision of the Secretariat to discipline and remove Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh from the position of Secretary of Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee was a strict decision. This is a lesson for current leaders.

“The Secretariat’s handling of the case is serious, and this is also a very painful lesson for the cadres. We see that we have trained a comrade Secretary but such a mistake is regrettable. Through this incident, the current cadres must learn from it, especially the key cadres must be clean and strong,” Mr. Quy stated his opinion.

Mr. Tran Than, former Secretary of the Quang Da Special Zone Party Committee and former Deputy Inspector General of the State, said that disciplining Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh was appropriate, demonstrating the Party's determination to fight corruption and negativity.

According to Mr. Than, Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh's use of his power to favor his son in promoting him is a manifestation of "self-transformation, self-evolution".

Previously, on December 16, the Central Inspection Commission announced the conclusion of violations against Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh - former Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, former Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee. Accordingly, Mr. Thanh's violations and shortcomings were very serious, negatively affecting the reputation of the Party organization and the individual, causing public outrage among cadres, Party members and the people. The Central Inspection Commission decided to conduct the disciplinary process against Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh.

According to the conclusion of the Central Inspection Commission, as the head, Mr. Thanh is primarily responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee for the 2010-2015 term and the Provincial People's Committee Party Committee for the 2011-2016 term.

Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh violated the principle of democratic centralism, the Working Regulations and the Party and State's regulations on personnel work; was not exemplary, showed favoritism and favouritism for his family in planning, transferring, assigning and deciding to appoint Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao (Mr. Thanh's son) to positions that did not meet the standards and conditions, violated the process and procedures; and allowed the Provincial People's Committee to decide to send Mr. Le Phuoc Hoai Bao to study for a Master's degree abroad using the State budget, which was not in accordance with regulations.

Mr. Le Phuoc Thanh was born in 1956, hometown Ai Nghia, Dai Loc district, Quang Nam), PhD in economics. From 1983 to 1996, he participated in government work, through many positions from commune to district level.

From 1996 to 2006, he was a provincial official of Quang Nam, holding the positions of Deputy Director of the Department of Finance and Prices, Director of the Department of Industry and Finance... In 2007, he held the position of Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province and Head of the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone Management Board.

In 2010, Mr. Thanh was Deputy Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee and was elected Chairman of the Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee. Delegate of the 13th National Assembly.

In February 2015, Mr. Thanh was elected to the position of Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee. On July 29, 2015, he wrote a letter to the Politburo requesting permission to retire early due to health reasons and was approved./.

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